Tips for using mountain bike gears
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1. In daily riding, the front chainwheel is in 2 gears, and the rear flywheel can choose 6, 7 and 8 gears (generally, the maximum gear 9 is not used).
2. On a flat road, if you want to increase the speed, you can change the flywheel to 9 to make the chainring and flywheel a 2-9 combination, at this time the speed can reach 30-35; if you want to be faster, you can Change the flywheel to gear 3 to make the chainring and flywheel reach the highest combination of 3-9. At this time, with a certain pedaling frequency, the speed can reach 35-40; if you want to slow down, you must first reduce the chainring to 2 -8 combination, and then reduce the flywheel, to 2-8, 7, 6 combinations.
3. When encountering an uphill, the chainring remains unchanged and the flywheel is reduced. According to the slope, the flywheel can be reduced to 4, 3, 2, and 1 gears.
4. The first gear of the chainring is generally not used unless it is going up the mountain.
5. Among so many gear combinations of mountain bikes, it is recommended to use 2-5, 6, 7 combinations.
Extended information:
First, let’s do some popular science and briefly explain related concepts and principles. When buying a bicycle with a transmission, you often hear the terms 24-speed, 27-speed, etc., what do you mean?
A 24-speed car means that there are 3 gear discs in the front and 8 gear discs in the back. 3*8=24 so it is referred to as 24 speed.
A 27-speed car means that there are 3 gear discs in the front and 9 gear discs in the back. 3*9=27, so 27-speed for short.
Transmission: The function of the bicycle transmission system is to change the speed of the car by changing the cooperation of the chain and different front and rear gear discs. The device that realizes this function is called the transmission, including the front gear disc and the rear gear disc. Three parts of piece and chain. The key is to keep the bicycle at a certain speed no matter what the conditions are, it is necessary to use the transmission.
Here we refer to the gear discs as 12345678 gears from small to large, and there are roughly three types of reasonable matching:
A. Shift one gear at the front and any one of gears 5, 6, 7, or 8 at the back
B. 2 gears at the front and any of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 at the rear
C. 3 gears at the front, and any one of gears 1, 2 and 3 at the rear
The theoretical explanation is complete, let's talk about the specific feelings below. In general, the matching method of the size of the front gear disc and the size of the rear gear disc determines the strength of pedaling. The larger the front gear disc and the smaller the rear gear disc, the harder it is to pedal. The smaller the front gear disc and the larger the rear gear disc, the easier it is to pedal.
Regarding the situation mentioned at the beginning, the front gear disc should be put in gear 1, and the rear gear disc should be put in gear 8. It will be quite easy. This is also true in fact, but my situation at the time was a very steep one. slope. Specific to the riding process, it depends on the condition of the slope and the foot feel, but the general principle is this.
So how is the correct gear coordination and shifting process? As far as my non-professional rider’s experience is concerned, the first is to ride vigorously and speed up; second is to feel comfortable and not so tired; third is to shift gears The process can take advantage of the trend, that is, there is no karaoke, and there is no feeling of stomping on the air. The most important thing is to shift gears at a certain speed.
The specific experience is that there are uphills and downhills on the mountain road, and the matching of the front and rear gear discs needs to be changed according to the different conditions in order to reduce the pedaling force:
1. When lowering the gear position of the front gear disc, raise the gear position of the rear gear disc
2. When raising the gear position of the front gear disc, lower the gear position of the rear gear disc
In the previous tool, it was mentioned that there should be a road with a slope, because there is basically no need to adjust the gear on urban roads, and the direct feeling is not particularly obvious. Try it on a relatively steep section, and you will remember as deeply as me.
The above is the information compiled by the editor of Shenzhen Zhihangda Technology Co., Ltd. The company's main single-section series of folding risers, frame folder series|, mountain bike vertical tube and horizontal handle series, welcome to inquire